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What Everyone Is Missing About Trump’s Military Parade

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“Though lawmakers and concerned citizens alike can justifiably balk at the prospect of Trump becoming ‘Napoleonic‘ or wasting money on the pomp and circumstance of military worship, the far more damning truth is that this is only a natural progression of a decades-long fetish for American militarism, which, from the looks of the current climate in the United States, does not appear to be going anywhere anytime soon.”

Read more: https://steemit.com/news/@careywedler/what-everyone-is-missing-about-trump-s-military-parade

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Pentagon: Afghan war costing US $45 billion per year

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“Randall Schriver, the Defense Department’s top Asia official, said the $45 billion total for the year includes $5 billion for Afghan forces and $13 billion for U.S. forces inside Afghanistan. Much of the rest is for logistical support. Some $780 million goes toward economic aid.”

Read more: https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/Pentagon-Afghan-war-costing-US-45-billion-per-12555440.php

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Ron Paul: What the FBI/FISA Memo Really Tells Us About Our Government

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“Both parties suppressed this evidence of FBI abuse of the FISA process until after the FISA Amendments Act could be re-authorized. They didn’t want Americans to know how corrupt the surveillance system really is and how the US has become far too much like East Germany. That might cause more Americans to call up their Representatives and demand that the FISA mass surveillance amendment be allowed to sunset.”

Read more: http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2018/february/05/what-the-fbifisa-memo-really-tells-us-about-our-government/

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Blowback: How a CIA-Backed Coup Led to the Rise of Iran’s Ayatollahs

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“Citizens of the United States tend to have short memories. The historical reality is that Iran did have a secular, democratic government, led by Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh between 1951 and 1953 — but Mossadegh was removed from power in a coup organized and funded by the CIA and Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6.”

Read more: https://theintercept.com/2018/02/05/iran-cia-coup-mossadegh-ayatollah/

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Team Trump Will Not Sanction Russian Bonds After All

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“The Treasury Department warned in its report to Congress that Russia’s sovereign debt market is too important to sanction without risking global financial turmoil, Bloomberg reported on Friday. That note can be seen as a sign of relief for Russian debt.  The State Department did not hint as to whether the classified portion of its sanctions memo to Congress called for fines against those holding or trading in Russian securities.”

Read more: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Uj37ejbVj-IJ:https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/02/02/looks-like-team-trump-will-not-sanction-russian-bonds/+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=ubuntu

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The U.S. blacklist of Russian oligarchs: what is the real impact?

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“To defend his elites, the Russian president also announced a capital amnesty programme to incentivize wealthy Russians to repatriate their overseas assets. It is estimated that $200 billion in financial assets are held in offshore tax heavens, which constitutes 60% of Russia´s overall wealth. A ‘de-offshorization’ law, passed in 2014 before sanctions to encourage repatriation, had limited success among Russian tycoons, but under threat of blacklisting, they seem to be looking for new ways to bring cash home.”

Read more: https://globalriskinsights.com/2018/01/us-blacklist-oligarchs-russia-impact/

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Russia says U.S. ‘hunting’ for Russians to arrest around the world

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“The Foreign Ministry statement warns Russian citizens that when abroad they face a serious threat of arrest by other countries at Washington’s request, after which they could be extradited to the United States.  The statement, published on Thursday, also warns Russian citizens that upon extradition they will face biased treatment at the hands of the U.S. justice system.  The U.S. State Department declined to comment.”

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-usa-travel-extradition/russia-says-u-s-hunting-for-russians-to-arrest-around-the-world-idUSKBN1FM0J2

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NYTimes: Loathing The Feds in the Ranchlands of Oregon

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“In the 1970s, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act shifted the focus of the Bureau of Land Management from resource extraction to conservation. The policy marked the beginning of the Sagebrush Rebellion, a grass-roots revolt among ranchers, loggers and miners against environmental laws, like the 1964 Wilderness Act and the 1973 Endangered Species Act. Rural communities believed these new restrictions and regulations undermined their prosperity and shifted the fate of small-town economies into the hands of the federal government.”

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/magazine/fear-of-the-federal-government-in-the-ranchlands-of-oregon.html

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The U.S. Destruction of Afghanistan

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“The U.S. invaded Afghanistan, killed, tortured, and incarcerated hundreds of thousands of people, and bombed the country to smithereens because the Taliban refused to comply with Bush’s unconditional extradition demand.  It’s also why the invasion was not limited to simply capturing or killing bin Laden but also extended to a regime-change operation against the Taliban itself.  That’s why there has been a civil war in Afghanistan ever since.”

Read more: https://www.fff.org/2018/01/30/u-s-destruction-afghanistan/

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Jacob Hornberger: The Biggest Threat to Our Country

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“Why does the Bill of Rights protect us from the federal government rather than, say,  from ISIS, terrorists, illegal immigrants, drug dealers, communists, Muslims, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Vietnam, Russia, or China?  The answer is simple: Because the federal government, not those foreign entities, is the biggest threat to our country. That’s why the Bill of Rights focuses on it rather than on foreign entities.  But here’s the kicker, the one no one (except libertarians) likes to think about: The threat that the federal government poses to the country comes primarily in the form of the troops — yes, the same troops that most everyone profusely thank for their ‘service.'”

Read more: https://www.fff.org/2018/02/01/biggest-threat-country/

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